Showing posts with label Puerto Rico. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Puerto Rico. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Biden Ducks


There were a number of questions that Chris Wallace didn’t ask in the first presidential debate ... or were asked by Trump ... but Biden either ducked or refused to answer. Wouldn’t it be nice if the next two debates filled in this key information void for American voters? But knowing the moderators and venues in these next debates, I don’t believe we will get these questions answered. Here are the Biden posers we voters need to have answered:

- Who, by name, would you appoint to the Supreme Court?

- Do you advocate packing the Supreme Court?

- Have you used a teleprompter is any of your pressers?

- If unsolicited mail-in voting is shown to be fraudulent, will you condemn it?

- Would you push to scuttle the Electoral Collage?

- Were you aware of and participated in Operation Crossfire Hurricane?

- Would you like to eliminate the filibuster in the Senate?

- Why did your son, Hunter get $3.5 million from the wife of the former mayor of Moscow?

- Will you implement AOC’s Green New Deal in its entirety?

- Are you taking any prescription medications to enhance your mental acuity?

- Do you advocate statehood for Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia?

- Will you now denounce Antifa and BLM anarchy?

- Are you prepared to shut down the economy again?

- Will you take the Covid vaccine when it is passed by the FDA?

- Would you eliminate tariffs on China ... and elsewhere?


Just for starters ... more than enough to investigate in three more hours of debate. ... or in future pressers. And, if one were honest, there are not many such embarrassing questions that have not been asked of  the Orangeman.

Afterthought: Chris Wallace is certainly sharp enough to have pressed Biden on a few of the above questions? What does the fact that he didn’t suggest about Wallace?


STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Liberal Arrows


According to Nancy Pelosi (and Elizabeth Warren?), America’s  liberals have a lot of arrows in their quivers to threaten who, for many years, have been spineless Republicans. Here are some of them so far identified (I’m sure there are many more arrows):

=> Make states out of Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia =  four more Democrat Senators

=> Accuse Republicans of being racists, homophobes or sexists ... often all three

=> Fulminate violent rioting and mayhem in the streets

=> Eliminate the filibuster rule in the Senate

=> Call Trump & Company white supremacist, Nazis, etc.

=> Impeach the President, the Attorney General, etc.

=> Obliterate the electoral college

=> Pull down statues, rename locales and cover our cities with graffiti both unsanctioned and sanctioned

=> Physically threaten conservatives with bodily harm

=> Stop enforcing the law in many of our major cities and defund the police


That is, this was the case until Donald Trump reminded us that we all have backbones.


STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Headlines


Trump’s bluster and millions haven’t stopped universal mail-in voting plans

‘Pandemic fatigue’ leads to resurgence of coronavirus in Europe where France and Spain hit records

White House to announce $11.6 billion in disaster relief for Puerto Rico

POTUS to stop downloads of TIKTOK by Sunday

Outgoing China ambassador: Trump ‘believed the Chinese’ early in pandemic

The next wave of the global recovery could send commodity prices soaring

Pennsylvania Supreme Court sides with Dems — allows mailed ballots to be counted 3 days after Election Day

Rasmussen: Trump highest approval rating since impeachment launch

Poll: Biden up 9 points in Arizona, tied with Trump in North Carolina

Coronavirus live updates: U.S., Canada and Mexico extend border closures through October

Most voters now believe there is a ‘war on police’ — back ‘blue lives matter’ laws

Trump ‘putting a lot of pressure’ on CDC and FDA, I’d trust Fauci on vaccine


STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Headlines


California public health director abruptly resigns as state manages data snafu

Airline shares surge as TSA numbers hit pandemic high, support for second bailout builds

Gas explosion destroys houses in Baltimore, killing one

National polls: Biden’s lead over Trump shrinks

Hong Kong media tycoon arrested under new security law

El-Erian says biggest threat to stock market rally is wave of corporate bankruptcies

AG Barr: Left’s ‘lust for power’ driving new form of ‘urban guerilla warfare’

California using $100 million of virus relief funds to house homeless

Puerto Rico’s primary goes off the rails

Coronavirus updates: Mnuchin says relief deal could come this week, TSA screenings return to March levels

Pro-police protesters and ANTIFA brawl in Chicago

New York gun purchases jump 121 percent in June

STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Monday, January 13, 2020

Headlines


Endangered Dems sound the alarm on Bernie and Warren

Dividend stocks look attractive with a volatile year that nets measly returns expected ahead

Iran rioters demand Khamenei quit ... Rage at rulers ... ‘Death to liars’

Mike Lee co-sponsors Sanders bill to halt unilateral Iran action

Trump suggests he’d invoke executive privilege to block Bolton testimony

Iran admits ‘unintentionally’ shooting down Ukrainian airliner, blames ‘human error’

DC, Philly, 70 degrees in winter!

Swedes vote climate policy biggest waste of taxpayer money in 2019

Sanders jumps to small lead in major Iowa poll

Puerto Rico hit by 6.0 magnitude earthquake, damaging island’s southern coast

White House considers dramatic expansion of travel ban ...

Susan Collins working with small group of GOP Senators to rally support for impeachment witnesses

Tuesday, September 03, 2019

Headlines


Hurricane pounds Bahamas with record fury

President Trump ordered US firms to ditch China, but many already have and more are on the way

Mandatory evacuations ordered for Palm Beach, including Mar-a-Largo ...

GOP Sen, Scott criticizes Trump’s Puerto Rico tweets

German far right surges in eastern elections

Death toll rises to 7 in West Texas shooting rampage

Hezbollah fires anti-tank missiles toward northern Israel ...

Report: Terminated alleged West Wing leaker trashed Ivanka, Tiffany

Hong Kong burns during another weekend of violence

Trump says trade talks still planned for September after China tariffs take effect

Bernie plans to cancel all medical debt!

Study: No single ‘gay gene’

Sunday, September 01, 2019

Headlines


Google to pay up to $200 million to settle FTC YouTube investigation

Companies may be terrified of tariff, but consumers clearly aren’t

GOOGLE says hackers have put monitoring implants in iPhones!

Joe Biden on migrant detention centers: ‘Close them down!’

Prosecutors call for Flynn’s sentencing amid impasse with defense attorneys

‘Absolute monster’: Hurricane Dorian gains strength as Florida braces for direct hit

Consumer sentiment lowest of Trump presidency ...

Sen. Pat Toomey: Odds of passing gun control better than ever

Trump’s executive assistant resigns from White House

ACLU asks Supreme Court to ease precedent that establishes ‘second class’ status for Puerto Rico

WEEKEND: Hong Kong police warn of more arrests  after sweep of activists ...

Canada Fmr PM: ‘Rooting’ for Dorian to hit Mar-a-Largo

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Headlines


Why some lesbians don’t want Pete Buttigieg to be president

A recession in 2020 would hurt Trump, but wouldn’t necessarily sink his re-election

Storm Watch: Dorian growing more organized as it heads for Puerto Rico ...

African migrants protest not being allowed passage through Mexico

Trump denies his Doral resort is infested with bedbugs

Key yield curve inverts to worst level since 2007, 30-year rate under 2%

Pew: 109 countries have become majority nonwhite since 2000 ...

Native American critics hesitant to accept Warren’s apologies

Iranian President says he’ll only meet Trump after U.S. drops sanctions

Amazon appears to be cutting prices at Whole Foods again

Footage from camera outside Epstein’s cell deemed ‘unusable’ ...

Woman gets NFL offer

Friday, August 09, 2019

Headlines


‘Warren has built a monster’ inside the Democrats’ battle for Nevada

Investors try to figure out Trump’s trade war endgame: ‘I can’t even tell you what victory is’

Rasmussen: [Trump] 47% approval ...

President Trump supports expanded background checks

Puerto Rico high court overturns Pedro Piertuisi as governor

10-year yield drops below 1.6%, 30-year drops to 30-year low as collapse in rates accelerates

‘Red Flag’ plan has support in Congress ...

Marianne Williamson releases $500 billion reparations plan

Trump quietly used regulations to expand gun access

Gold surges above $1,500, now has a better return than stocks this year

Troubles: NYTimes stock tumbles as much as 20% ... Ad revenue scarce

Biden pushes gun confiscation plan


Monday, August 05, 2019

Headlines


Moscow police use force to end election protests, arrested 600

20 dead in mass shooting at Walmart in El Paso — suspect in custody

Suspect circulated manifesto about ‘Hispanic invasion’ ...

Democrat candidates call for gun control in wake of El Paso shooting

Trump prepares push to woo back voters

Traders are betting big on a sudden drop in stocks and it’s starting to pay off

Pelosi cites progress in Trump probes as impeachment calls rise ...

David Axelrod: Elizabeth Warren ‘running a brilliant campaign’

Puerto Rico governor resigns as promised; successor sworn in

US warned Sweden of ‘negative consequences’ if A$AP Rocky wasn’t released

Embattled Ocasio-Cortez aides leaving Capitol Hill ...

Baltimore cannot account for millions in federal funding

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Headlines


Cory Booker charges Trump is ‘worse than a racist’

Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets, tear gas as protests descend into chaos

Israeli minister boasts his country has been ‘killing Iranians’ ...

Stephen Miller: Criticism is OK, turning US into Venezuela isn’t

Japan’s ruling coalition scores an election victory

Iran tanker seizure shows oil price has become a ‘broken barometer’ for Mideast tensions

How Trump could lose by 5 million votes — and still win ...

Sanders campaign limiting staffer hours in order to pay $15 minimum [hourly] wage

Trump claims not to care if his attack on Omar and the squad are good politics

Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rossello says he will not run for re-election, but is not resigning

Wealthiest 10% of households own 84% of all stocks ...

Exclusive: Mex cartel leader caught sneaking across TX border


Saturday, July 20, 2019

Headlines


Biden challenges Trump: ‘Condemn white supremecists’

House passes bill to hike the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour

Budget blowout: Govt spending 18% higher than Obama’s final year!

Federal prosecutors won’t bring additional charges in Trump campaign finance probe

Trump says U.S. warship destroyed Iranian drone

Trump says he wasn’t happy with ‘send her back’ rally chant targeting Ilhan Omar

Judge denies Jeffery Epstein bail, citing flight risk, danger to public ...

House passes resolution to condemn Trump’s ‘racist’ tweets 240 - 187

Trump slams ‘corrupt’ Puerto Rican officials as protesters call for governors resignation

Now the market thinks the Fed could make an even deeper rate cut later this month

Bezos: I spend my money on space because we’re destroying Earth ...

Biden lays out globalist vision to counter ‘American-first’ agenda

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Headlines


Rick Scott and Chuck Schumer feud over Puerto Rico

Paris’ Notre Dame ‘saved from total destruction,’ French fire official says

Flashback 2016: ISIS behind failed Notre Dame attack ...

O’Rourke: Trump inciting violence against Omar, American Muslims

Sanders takes on Fox and emerges triumphant

Zukerberg used Facebook data to fight rival and help friends, leaked documents show

Russia blocks news site for being anti-Putin ...

Report: Trump peace plan likely won’t include Palestinian state

William Weld announces challenge to Trump in GOP primary

Mueller report expected to be released Thursday morning

Poll shock: Bernie takes lead ...

Feds: 12M Americans remain sidelined, out of the workforce

Thursday, April 04, 2019

Headlines


Pelosi aide sought to undercut Medicare for All

Bitcoin rallies 15% to highest level since Noverber

Whistleblower: Trump team overruled 25 security clearance denials ...

Hofstra students demand removal of Thomas Jefferson statue

Harris raised $12 million in 1st quarter of campaign

Manhattan real estate sales fall for sixth straight quarter — longest losing streak for 30 years

NASA says debris from India’s antisatellite test puts Space Station at risk ...

Kirk: Joe Biden is being eaten by his own monster ...

Senate fails to advance disaster aid package amid Puerto Rico clash

Venezuela’s top court seeks to strip Guaido’s immunity — raising fears of arrest

Polls: Black voters like Bernie just fine ...

Trump may appoint an Immigration Czar

Monday, January 28, 2019

Headlines

'
All for nothing': Trump's wall retreat baffles allies

Millennials claim another victim: Harley Davidson and the classic American motorcycle

Roger Stone charged on 7 counts in Mueller probe ...

[Bill] Mahler: Stone's arrest was 'over the top'

Trump White House stonewalls as Puerto Rico aid runs dry

Global market liquidity could 'freeze like the water at Davos,' UBS CEO says

[Next] Migrant caravan swells to 12,000 ...

Roger Stone: 'Rogue prosecutor' Mueller turning U.S. into Soviet Union

Indignation hits the Senate floor: The [NFL] Saints got robbed

U.S. economy could lose at least $6 billion to the shutdown: S&P

Trump climbs down in wall row; Congress passes bill ending shutdown

Chuck Schumer: 'Hopefully now the the President has leaned his lesson'

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Headlines


Trump backs off national emergency with no end to shutdown in sight

Investors are hiding out in cash. Assets in money market accounts surge past $3 trillion

USA secretly takes nuclear material out of Africa -- with Beijing's help

Donald Trump mocks Democrats for Puerto Rico trip

Barr pledges to allow Mueller to complete investigation

Cramer says the bear market in stocks ended on Christmas Eve

Poll: Trump approval lowest in year

ABC's Karl: Mueller report 'almost certain''to be anticlimactic'

Trump urges Turkey president not to 'mistreat' Kurdish fighters

GOP's John Kasich is looking to work for CNN or MSNBC as he considers running for president in 2020

Gilette ad challenges men to shave their toxic masculinity  ...

Evidence of operations at NKorea nuke facilities

Friday, September 21, 2018

3,000 Deaths


"There are lies, damn lies and statistics." -- Benjamin Disraeli

There is a bit of a kerfuffle now regarding the number of deaths that occurred as a result of  hurricanes Maria that hit Puerto Rico a year ago. President Trump has tweeted that when he was on the island the number was 6 to 18  ... but did acknowledge that the number later went up after he left. (The first official number of direct deaths issued by the Puerto Rican government was 64.)

However, enter stage left, politics. Sometime earlier this year the Puerto Rican government suspiciously commissioned George Washington University to investigate this matter further to see how many direct and indirect deaths there actually were. After some grinding of wheels, these statisticians came back with 3,000 deaths (2,975 to be exact ... which obviously sounds more definitive.)

But this number is artificial. It cannot be supported with names of the dead and their death certificates. It is justified only with statistics of how many people may have died directly AND indirectly as a result of circumstances surrounding Maria.

The media madness that sprang up over the disconnect between Trump's number and this latest estimate has caused me to look at the "scientific" process employed at GW University. Its method was as follows:

- Look at the number of Puerto Rican deaths in the 6-month period from September, 2017 to February, 2018.

- Compare this to the number of deaths in the same period for the two prior years.

- After some unknown adjustments, the difference must be the deaths directly and indirectly attributed to Maria.

Now, I am not an university professor, but several things bother me with this approach:

- Why a six month period? Why not 2, 4, 8 or even 12 months? What if  the winter flu season in any of the sampled years skewed the results? Or any other unusual mortality rates?

- Why are deaths  compared to just two years? Why not just one year or 5 years? Are changing demographics accounted for?

Bottom line, this approach is open to too much subjective judgment ft my taste. I would prefer a counting of death certificates in which the cause of death is directly or even indirectly attributable to hurricane Maria. Let's bury the politics.

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Obvious Truth #27


It is predictable, after $16 billion of federal aid  to  the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico for hutticame Maria relief, that there would be a hand-biting effort to smear Trump for not doing enough ... purportedly because of his racial bias. -- Anon.

Monday, August 13, 2018

Headlines


Hell hath no fury like Omarosa scorned

'Rudely trampling on international trade rules ': Chinese media beat drum against US

Plane stolen by 'suicidal' employee crashes near Seattle ...

Report: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally made decision to ban Alex Jones

Trump connects with Rand [Paul] 'at gut level'

US budget deficit increase 21%, on track for biggest gap in six years

REPORT: 2 killed, 307 wounded in clashes along Gaza border ...

U.S. Navy will keep challenging China in South China Sea

Puerto Rico concedes hurricane Maria caused more than 1,400 deaths

Roger Stone ex-aide held in contempt in Mueller probe

Cost of living rises at fastest rate in decade ...

Planned Parenthood launches six-figure ad campaign to block Kavanaugh

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Headlines


Former First Lady Barbara Bush's health is failing, opts to forgo medical treatment

Revolt: Opposition to 'sanctuary' spreading in California ...

Trump calls James Comey 'slippery' and 'WORST FBI Director in history, by far!'

Former FBI Director James Comey call President Donald Trump 'morally unfit to be president'

FEMA's plan underestimated Puerto Rican hurricane

Macron says he persuaded  Trump to keep troops in Syria ...

Wells Fargo Stems the tide: Not a bank's job to see U.S. gun policy

Food stamp usage off half-million in single month

Central America quietly emerges as vacationer's' paradise, and alternative to the Carribbean

Putin predicts global 'chaos' if West hits [Syria] again ...

Biden: Republicans don't want black people voting

Unconstitutional! Sen. Booker to vote against Pompeo over religion